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Ben Paterson: Live at Van Gelder's

By C. Michael Bailey
August 4, 2018
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Following up his very well-received recordings That Old Feeling (Cellar Live Records, 2018) and For Once in My Life (Origin Records, 2015), Ben Paterson enters the sanctum santorium of jazz recording, Rudy Van Gelder's Studio in Hackensack, NJ. Having collided somewhere with saxophonist/entrepreneur

Cory Weeds

saxophone, alto
b.1973

" data-original-title="" title="">Cory Weeds, the two initiate an idea perfect to the pair's hard bop sensibilities and something we can hope Weeds is considering for future recordings, hopefully a Cellar Live series with much more music like this.

Weeds has fashioned his Cellar Live Label as the equivalent for hard bop as Nagel Heyer and Arbors Jazz are for traditional jazz. Paterson had to have this in mind when selecting his ten songs to play with his organ trio a Van Gelder's Studio March 22 of this year.

Paterson addresses soul-jazz organ icons with funky performances of Brother

Jack McDuff

organ, Hammond B3
1926 - 2001

" data-original-title="" title="">Jack McDuff's "The Vibrator" and

Richard "Groove" Holmes

organ, Hammond B3
1931 - 1991

" data-original-title="" title="">Richard "Groove" Holmes' "Sweatin.'" He then branches out to musicians known to frequent organ combos, with

Grant Green

guitar
1935 - 1979

" data-original-title="" title="">Grant Green's "Green Jeans" and

Stanley Turrentine

saxophone, tenor
1934 - 2000

" data-original-title="" title="">Stanley Turrentine's "The Hustler." The remainder are devoted to hard bop proper, with

Ray Brown

bass, acoustic
1926 - 2002

" data-original-title="" title="">Ray Brown's "F.S.R. (For Sonny Rollins),"

Wayne Shorter

saxophone
1933 - 2023

" data-original-title="" title="">Wayne Shorter's—by way of

Lee Morgan

trumpet
1938 - 1972

" data-original-title="" title="">Lee Morgan—"Edda," and

Benny Golson

saxophone, tenor
1929 - 2024

" data-original-title="" title="">Benny Golson's "I Remember Clifford." Paterson is an exceptional organist, one who avoids every

Jimmy Smith

organ, Hammond B3
1925 - 2005

" data-original-title="" title="">Jimmy Smith clich�� to which lesser talents fall prey. Guitarist

Ed Cherry

guitar
b.1954

" data-original-title="" title="">Ed Cherry plays with a sophisticated, round tone augmented with just a touch of reverb and echo. Drummer

Jason Tiemann

drums

" data-original-title="" title="">Jason Tiemann sounds as if he were born for organ jazz, always knowing where to be loud or not. This is not territory circuit greasy soul-jazz. It is that flavor, cleaned up ever so slightly for the concert stage. How great to hear drinking an ice-cold Vesper on a hot summer day.

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Track Listing

F.S.R. (For Sonny Rollins); Edda; Frame for the Blues; Green Jeans; Enchantment; The Vibrator; I Remember Clifford; The Hustler; Easy Time; Sweatin'.

Personnel

Ben Paterson

piano

Ben Paterson: Hammond B3 Organ; Ed Cherry: Guitar; Jason Tiemann: drums.

Album information

Title: Live at Van Gelder's | Year Released: 2018 | Record Label: Cellar Live

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